Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) is a coal mining company headquartered in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was formed in 1985 as a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. NCL mines the Singrauli coalfields, which have a total area of 2,202 square kilometers containing high quality coal reserves. NCL is the third largest coal producer in the world and has over 16,000 employees. While NCL has many strengths like low costs and large reserves, it also faces challenges like outdated mining technology and illegal mining. However, NCL has shown improving financial performance in recent years with increased profits and earnings per share.

1. (A Mini Ratna company)

2. Introduction (N.C.L)
Type Public
Industry Coal
Founded 1985
Headquarters Singrauli , Madhya Pardesh , India
Key people Ms.Shantilata Sahu, Chairman-cum-
Managing Director (Additional Charge)
Product Coal
Net Income INR 21.5 billion (2006) or USD 524
million
Number of employees 16329 (2013)

3. History
 Mining history in this region is very old. The first
systematic mining, however, was started by NCDC in
Jhingurda during early sixties.
 The master plan of the coalfield (Moher Basin) was
prepared by P&D Division of NCDC in consultation
with Soviet Experts.This envisaged construction of
large mechanised opencast mines.
 The coalfield can be divided into two basins, viz.
Moher sub-basin (312 Sq.Km.) and Singrauli Main
basin (1890 Sq.Km.).
 Major part of the Moher sub-basin lies in the Sidhi

4. Continues…….
 The area of Singrauli Coalfields is about 2202
Sq.Km Singrauli main basin lies in the western
part of the coalfield and is largely unexplored.
 Northern Coalfields Limited was formed in
November 1985 as a subsidiary company of Coal
India Limited. Its headquarter is located at
Singrauli, Distt. Singrauli (M.P.). Singrauli is
connected by road with Varanasi (220 Km).
 With the formation of Northern Coalfields Limited
(NCL), Singrauli coalfield came under jurisdiction
of NCL with its Headquarter at Singrauli.

5. Mission & Vision
 MISSION:
To produce planned quantity of coal efficiently
and economically in a eco –friendly manner with
due regard to safety, conservation and quality.
 VISION:
To emerge from the position of domestic leader to
leading global player in the energy sector by
adopting best practices from mine to market with
due care to environmental and social sustenance.

6. Products & Services
 Coal
 Steam coal
 Domestic coal
 Coal mining services
• Mine planning and design
• Operations consulting
• Water treatment
• Subsidence engineering
•Geologic reserve estimates
• Permitting assistance

7. SWOT Analysis
Strength
•Third largest producer of
coal in world.
•Labours easily available.
•Low labour and conversion costs.
•Large quantity of high quality
reserves.
•Exports iron-ore to China and Japan
on a large scale
Weakness
•Coal mining is associated with poor
employee productivity.
•Mining technology is outdated.
•Low innovation capabilities.
•Lack of R&D programs and training
and development.
•High rate of illegal mining
Opportunities
•The main opportunities in the mining
sector (excluding coal and industrial
minerals) are in the development and
production of surplus commodities such
as iron ore and bauxite, mica, potash
Threats
•Foreign Investment in the Mining
Sector.
•Foreign Investment in the Mining
Sector.
•Politicians undervalue the industry's

8. CHALLENGES
 Underground production
 Underground technology
 Coal Bed Methane (CBD)
 Demand & consumption

9. Achievements
 NCL National Safety Award 2011.
 NCL Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial National Award
 NCL National Award for promotion of family
planning
 NCL Bharat Gaurav Award by international
Friendship society.

10. Financial Highlights
Particulars 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11
Turnover
(crores)
8731.70 7916.52 7516.03
PBT
(crores)
4420.58 4265.87 3956.36
PAT
(crores)
2682.13 2770.09 2445.45
Earning per
share (crores)
15095.90 15590.66 13763.78

11. Conclusion
 Concluded that the NORTHERN COALFIELDS
LTD. Is a profitable organization by minimizing
operating cost .
 They earned more profit as compared to
previous year.
 The company's performance is appreciable.
 The company's productivity is high.

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